1979 Pau Grand Prix

The 1979 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 4 June 1979 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Eddie Cheever, driving the Osella FA2/79. Siegfried Stohr finished second and Marc Surer third.

1979 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 4 June 1979
Official name XXXIX Pau Grand Prix
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 mi)
Distance 73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 mi)
Weather Rain
Pole position
Driver March-BMW
Time 1:13.25
Fastest lap
Driver Eddie Cheever Osella-BMW
Time 1:31.52
Podium
First Osella-BMW
Second Chevron-BMW
Third March-BMW

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 9 Eddie Cheever Osella-BMW 73 1hr 54min 30.32sec  
2 19 Siegfried Stohr Chevron-BMW 73 + 28.08 s
3 1 Marc Surer March-BMW 72 + 1 lap
4 3 Beppe Gabbiani March-BMW 72 + 1 lap
5 39 Patrick Gaillard Chevron-Hart 72 + 1 lap
6 16 Miguel Ángel Guerra March-BMW 71 + 2 laps
7 11 Alberto Colombo March-BMW 70 + 3 laps
8 8 Stephen South March-BMW 68 + 5 laps
9 77 Derek Warwick March-Hart 68 + 5 laps
10 5 Juan María Traverso March-Hart 61 + 12 laps
Ret 22 Eje Elgh March-BMW 47 Accident
Ret 25 Wolfgang Locher March-Hart 42 Accident
Ret 2 Michel Leclère March-BMW 40 Electrical
Ret 7 Derek Daly March-BMW 30 Accident
Ret 4 Teo Fabi March-BMW 30 Accident
Ret 6 Bobby Rahal Chevron-Hart 30 Accident
Ret 28 Alain Couderc AGS-BMW 21 Clutch and gearbox
Ret 15 Rad Dougall Ralt-Hart 14 Accident
Ret 14 Brian Henton Ralt-Hart 0 Accident
DNS 12 Ariel Bakst March-BMW Did Not Start
DNQ 27 Armin Hahne Maurer-BMW Did Not Qualify
DNQ 23 Huub Rothengatter Chevron-Hart Did Not Qualify
Fastest Lap: Eddie Cheever (Osella-BMW) - 1:31.52
Sources:[1]
Preceded by
1978 Pau Grand Prix
Pau Grand Prix
1979
Succeeded by
1980 Pau Grand Prix

References

  1. "XXXIX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1979". Formula2.net. 2001-04-19. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
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